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CSC240 Extra Credit 8

The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It asks multiple choice questions about gods, figures and creatures from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and other mythologies. Some of the questions covered include the Roman god of war, Greek figures like Ariadne and Orpheus, Norse gods like Odin, Egyptian figures like Set, and mythological creatures like centaurs and dragons.

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CSC240 Extra Credit 8

The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It asks multiple choice questions about gods, figures and creatures from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and other mythologies. Some of the questions covered include the Roman god of war, Greek figures like Ariadne and Orpheus, Norse gods like Odin, Egyptian figures like Set, and mythological creatures like centaurs and dragons.

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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. Jupiter
b. Ares
c. !Mars
d. Juno

2. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Alana
b. Ariel
c. Athena
d. !Ariadne

3. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True

4. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. Sun
b. War
c. !The Sea
d. Fire

5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. !Orpheus
c. Perseus
d. Hercules

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Greek
b. Egyptian
c. Hindu
d. !Norse

7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. Roman and Spanish
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek, Roman and Norse
d. Greek and Chinese

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Power amp; Peace
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. War amp; Learning
d. !Thought amp; Memory

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. Odin
b. Thor
c. Balder
d. !Loki

1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
d. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.

2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. !Apollo
c. Athena
d. Demeter

3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. Juno
c. Jupiter
d. !Mars

4. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. !Athena
c. Ares
d. Apollo

5. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True

6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. Sun
b. Fire
c. War
d. !The Sea

7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. True
b. !False

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Ra
b. Anhur
c. !Set
d. Horus

9. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. Minotaur
b. Gorgon
c. !Centaur
d. Pegasus

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. !Thanatos
b. Tartarus
c. Hades
d. Moros

1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
b. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
c. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

2. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. False
b. !True

3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Charon
c. !Eris
d. Dysnomia

4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Ymir
c. Bragi
d. Odin
5. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Aphrodite

6. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True

7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Dyntos
b. Artagatus
c. !Hephaestus
d. Vulcan

8. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Strength
b. Courage
c. Honor
d. !Victory

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Hades
b. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Artemis

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. Tartarus
b. Hades
c. !Thanatos
d. Moros

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